Bachelor in Dance (Bachelor's)

At Pitzer College, tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $61,500 per year..

The programme is a Bachelor of Arts major offered through Pitzer College in partnership with Pomona College. Students study both theatre and dance as interconnected artistic disciplines with a focus on performance, design, and global dance traditions. The curriculum includes coursework in theatre history, dramaturgy, modern dance, ballet, and composition. Students engage in practical training through department productions and dance concerts held annually.

Focus areas include Theatre History, Dramaturgy, Performance, Design and Technology, Modern Dance, Ballet.

The major requires a total of 36 credits, distributed across core courses in theatre and dance, performance, design, and composition. Students complete a capstone project or participate in department productions as part of their final requirements.

Graduates pursue careers in professional theatre, dance performance, stage management, choreography, and arts administration.

Applicants must submit a completed application, high school transcripts, and standardized test scores if required. A portfolio or audition may be required for the dance component of the major.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 17% of applicants.

Students from across the nation and 39 countries contribute to Pitzer’s community in Claremont, California. International students make up 9.6% of the student population. Campus life includes four student-run spaces, a student senate with 54 representatives, and opportunities to influence academic policy, faculty hiring, building design and campus artworks. Every student completes a social responsibility praxis course with a service-learning component before graduation, while most complete more than 40 community engagement hours through that course. Six mixed-use residence halls include solar panels, green roofs, living walls, gray-water systems and water-efficient fixtures.

Since 1963, Pitzer has organized its education around social responsibility, interdisciplinary learning, environmental sustainability, intercultural understanding and student engagement. Students can choose from more than 60 majors and minors across the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and interdisciplinary studies, while more than 2,000 courses are available across Pitzer and The Claremont Colleges. A 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio supports close academic work. Faculty from different fields often influence one another’s work and co-teach, and students can create their own major. International and globally minded students can take part in study abroad programs; 53.1% of the Class of 2026 participated in study abroad. The college’s community includes students with connections from Los Angeles and New York to Nepal, and its programs connect academic study with community engagement.